Though he won students over for his looks, several of the comments on the anonymous ratings site said he isn’t the easiest professor. He’s often off topic, changes assignments constantly or unclear about what he wanted out to see in students’ work.

But several students said they could get past that because of his personality.

“Brat changes assignments all the time, but he is so charming, you forget to be mad at him,” one student wrote.

“Not a great teacher,” another wrote. “Great guy, but almost too smart to teach.”

One student simply commented, “Atleast [sic] he’s hot!!”

Brat’s astonishing defeat of Cantor coincidentally opens the race up for a showdown at the 1,300-student Randolph-Macon. Brat’s Democratic challenger Jack Trammell also teaches at the private four-year college as an assistant professor of sociology and director of disability support services.

College President Robert R. Lindgren praised both politically motivated members of his faculty.

“Randolph-Macon College is blessed to have remarkable faculty and staff members who are passionate about their students and about making significant contributions to our society,” Lindgren said. “We are proud of both Dr. Brat and Dr. Trammell for their desire to serve our country and wish them both the best of luck in November.”

One student said of Trammell, “BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!!! I have never had a better professor. He is passionate about what he teaches and makes you want to learn. Take any and every class you can with him. :).”

And for what it’s worth, Trammell also earned a red chili pepper for hotness, too.